Walter Chiari
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Walter Chiari, stage name of Walter Annichiarico (8 March 1924 - 20 December 1991), was a hugely successful Italian
stage and screen actor
, mostly in comedy roles.
Born in Verona
, Chiari achieved a certain degree of international success in films such as The Little Hut
(1957), Bonjour Tristesse (1958), Chimes at Midnight
(1966), and The Valachi Papers (1972). He appeared opposite Anna Magnani
in Luchino Visconti
's film Bellissima (1951). He also appeared on Broadway
in the musical
The Gay Life
(1961).
In the late 1950s and '60s he was one of the main protagonists of the "Dolce Vita", the glitzy and glamorous Italian jet-set scene, centered in Rome and especially focused on the booming cinema industry he was so at ease with.
During the making of The Little Hut
he met Ava Gardner
(still formally married to Frank Sinatra
but already estranged from him), and he started a passionate and tumultuous relationship with the American superstar.
Unlike many Italian actors of the time he had a full and fluent command of English, which he put to good use in his Broadway spell which in 1961 saw him playing The Gay Life
(a musical comedy inspired by a Schnitzler
piece) for 113 shows.
He appeared in They're a Weird Mob (1966), the last of the Powell and Pressburger
films, based on a popular Australian novel
by John O'Grady
. He also appeared in the Australian film Squeeze a Flower
in 1970.
In 1970 he was arrested and jailed in Rome under suspicion of cocaine possession and trafficking, with 70 days passing before being bailed.
Despite being known in show business as a cocaine consumer Chiari enjoyed for years the de facto impunity often accorded to members of his trade (provided he kept his addiction private).
The willingness of authorities to prosecute him, mounting a nationwide scandal, was seen by some as an attempt to distract public opinion from the fruitless search for the culprits of the Piazza Fontana bombing
, which precipitated Italy in fear.
After his release and partial acquittal (he was deemed non culpable of the trafficking count and received a lenient sentence for the accusation of drug possession for personal use) his career never recovered. The Italian state television
was off-limits for him, and all he could aspire to were bit parts in low-key comedies and local television appearances. He concentrated on theatre as a mean to escape the downward spiral and, while never regaining his former fame, he gave some brilliant performances in plays like Sheridan's "The Critic", Marc Terrier's "Six heures plus tard" and Beckett's
"Endgame".
Chiari died of a sudden heart attack in Milan
, at home, on 21 December 1991. The very same day he had undertaken a complete, positive medical check up. Not showing up at a dinner with a theatral manager where he should have discussed his involvement in a new production he was found by his host (who reached the residence where he was living at the time) sitting in an armchair, in front of a functioning television.
His gravestone carries the line he once mentioned to director Dino Risi as his favorite choice for an epitaph: "Don't worry, I'm merely catching up with sleep". The grave is inside Civico Mausoleo Palanti
in Cimitero Monumentale di Milano
.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
stage and screen actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, mostly in comedy roles.
Born in Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
, Chiari achieved a certain degree of international success in films such as The Little Hut
The Little Hut
The Little Hut is a 1957 British-American romantic comedy film made by MGM. It was directed by Mark Robson, produced by Mark Robson and F. Hugh Herbert, from a screenplay by F. Hugh Herbert, adapted by Nancy Mitford from the play La petite hutte by André Roussin...
(1957), Bonjour Tristesse (1958), Chimes at Midnight
Chimes at Midnight
Chimes at Midnight, also known as Falstaff and Campanadas a medianoche , is a 1965 film directed by and starring Orson Welles. Focused on William Shakespeare's recurring character Sir John Falstaff, the film stars Welles himself as Falstaff, Keith Baxter plays Prince Hal , and John Gielgud plays...
(1966), and The Valachi Papers (1972). He appeared opposite Anna Magnani
Anna Magnani
Anna Magnani was an Italian stage and film actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress, along with four other international awards, for her portrayal of a Sicilian widow in The Rose Tattoo....
in Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo was an Italian theatre, opera and cinema director, as well as a screenwriter. He is best known for his films The Leopard and Death in Venice .-Life:...
's film Bellissima (1951). He also appeared on Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
in the musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
The Gay Life
The Gay Life
The Gay Life is a musical with a book by Fay and Michael Kanin, lyrics by Howard Dietz, and music by Arthur Schwartz.Based on a cycle of seven short plays by Arthur Schnitzler, published in 1893 and first staged in 1910, The Gay Life focuses on womanizing playboy Anatol Von Huber...
(1961).
In the late 1950s and '60s he was one of the main protagonists of the "Dolce Vita", the glitzy and glamorous Italian jet-set scene, centered in Rome and especially focused on the booming cinema industry he was so at ease with.
During the making of The Little Hut
The Little Hut
The Little Hut is a 1957 British-American romantic comedy film made by MGM. It was directed by Mark Robson, produced by Mark Robson and F. Hugh Herbert, from a screenplay by F. Hugh Herbert, adapted by Nancy Mitford from the play La petite hutte by André Roussin...
he met Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner
Ava Lavinia Gardner was an American actress.She was signed to a contract by MGM Studios in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers . She became one of Hollywood's leading actresses, considered one of the most beautiful women of her day...
(still formally married to Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
but already estranged from him), and he started a passionate and tumultuous relationship with the American superstar.
Unlike many Italian actors of the time he had a full and fluent command of English, which he put to good use in his Broadway spell which in 1961 saw him playing The Gay Life
The Gay Life
The Gay Life is a musical with a book by Fay and Michael Kanin, lyrics by Howard Dietz, and music by Arthur Schwartz.Based on a cycle of seven short plays by Arthur Schnitzler, published in 1893 and first staged in 1910, The Gay Life focuses on womanizing playboy Anatol Von Huber...
(a musical comedy inspired by a Schnitzler
Schnitzler
There have been several people named Schnitzler :* Barbara Schnitzler , a German actress * Claude Schnitzler , an Alsatian-French organist * Conrad Schnitzler * Dierk H...
piece) for 113 shows.
He appeared in They're a Weird Mob (1966), the last of the Powell and Pressburger
Powell and Pressburger
The British film-making partnership of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, also known as The Archers, made a series of influential films in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1981 they were recognized for their contributions to British cinema with the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, the most prestigious...
films, based on a popular Australian novel
They're a Weird Mob
They're a Weird Mob is a 1966 film based on the novel of the same name by John O'Grady under the pen name "Nino Culotta", the name of the main character of the book. It was one of the last collaborations of the British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger...
by John O'Grady
John O'Grady
John Patrick O'Grady was an Australian writer. His works include the comic novel They're a Weird Mob and the poem The Integrated Adjective, sometimes known as Tumba-bloody-rumba.- Pseudonym :...
. He also appeared in the Australian film Squeeze a Flower
Squeeze a Flower
Squeeze a Flower is 1970 Australian comedy film directed by Marc Daniels.-Plot:Brother George is the only monk at the Italian Monastery who knows the secret recipe of the popular liqueur that is the sole source of income for the monastery...
in 1970.
In 1970 he was arrested and jailed in Rome under suspicion of cocaine possession and trafficking, with 70 days passing before being bailed.
Despite being known in show business as a cocaine consumer Chiari enjoyed for years the de facto impunity often accorded to members of his trade (provided he kept his addiction private).
The willingness of authorities to prosecute him, mounting a nationwide scandal, was seen by some as an attempt to distract public opinion from the fruitless search for the culprits of the Piazza Fontana bombing
Piazza Fontana bombing
The Piazza Fontana Bombing was a terrorist attack that occurred on December 12, 1969 at 16:37, when a bomb exploded at the headquarters of Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura in Piazza Fontana in Milan, Italy, killing 17 people and wounding 88...
, which precipitated Italy in fear.
After his release and partial acquittal (he was deemed non culpable of the trafficking count and received a lenient sentence for the accusation of drug possession for personal use) his career never recovered. The Italian state television
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
was off-limits for him, and all he could aspire to were bit parts in low-key comedies and local television appearances. He concentrated on theatre as a mean to escape the downward spiral and, while never regaining his former fame, he gave some brilliant performances in plays like Sheridan's "The Critic", Marc Terrier's "Six heures plus tard" and Beckett's
Samuel Beckett
Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet. He wrote both in English and French. His work offers a bleak, tragicomic outlook on human nature, often coupled with black comedy and gallows humour.Beckett is widely regarded as among the most...
"Endgame".
Chiari died of a sudden heart attack in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, at home, on 21 December 1991. The very same day he had undertaken a complete, positive medical check up. Not showing up at a dinner with a theatral manager where he should have discussed his involvement in a new production he was found by his host (who reached the residence where he was living at the time) sitting in an armchair, in front of a functioning television.
His gravestone carries the line he once mentioned to director Dino Risi as his favorite choice for an epitaph: "Don't worry, I'm merely catching up with sleep". The grave is inside Civico Mausoleo Palanti
Civico Mausoleo Palanti
The Edicola Palanti inside the Cimitero Monumentale di Milano, work by architect Mario Palanti built in 1924-28, become Civico Mausoleo to honorable citizens of Milan in 1981, february 4...
in Cimitero Monumentale di Milano
Cimitero Monumentale di Milano
The Cimitero Monumentale in Milan, Italy is a very large cemetery, noted for its abundance of highly artistic and often imposing tombs.It was designed by the architect Carlo Maciachini...
.
Filmography
- Vanità, directed by Giorgio Pàstina (1946)
- Totò al Giro d'ItaliaTotò al giro d'ItaliaTotò al giro d'Italia is a 1948 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò.The film features cameo's of famous cyclists of that time: Fausto Coppi, Gino Bartali, Fiorenzo Magni, Ferdi Kubler, Giordano Cottur, Gianni Ortelli, Oreste Conte, Adolfo Consolini, Louison Bobet, Briek...
, directed by Mario MattòliMario MattoliMario Mattoli was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966....
(1948) - Che tempi!, directed by Giorgio BianchiGiorgio BianchiGiorgio Bianchi was an Italian film director and actor.-Selected filmography:* Two Happy Hearts * Vent'anni * Hearts at Sea * L'immorale -External links:...
(1948) - Quel fantasma di mio maritoQuel fantasma di mio maritoQuel fantasma di mio marito is a 1950 Italian film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque.-Cast:*Walter Chiari ... Gianni*Medy Saint-Michel ... Vivia*Jole Fierro ... Vivia*Enzo Biliotti*Carlo Rizzo*Enrico Luzi*Ernesto Almirante*Agnese Dubbini...
, directed by Camillo MastrocinqueCamillo MastrocinqueCamillo Mastrocinque was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 63 films between 1937 and 1968.-Selected filmography:* Lost in the Dark * Gli Inesorabili...
(1950) - L'inafferrabile 12L'inafferrabile 12L'inafferrabile 12 is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari.-Cast:* Walter Chiari - Carletto Esposito\Brandoletti* Silvana Pampanini - Clara* Isa Barzizza - Teresa* Carlo Campanini - Beppe...
, directed by Mario MattoliMario MattoliMario Mattoli was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966....
(1950) - I cadetti di GuascognaI Cadetti di GuascognaI cadetti di Guascogna is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli.-Cast:* Walter Chiari - Walter Mantoni* Carlo Campanini - Sergente Composti* Mario Riva - Mario Fantoni* Riccardo Billi - Riccardo Bolletta* Ugo Tognazzi - Ugo Bossi...
, directed by Mario MattòliMario MattoliMario Mattoli was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966....
(1950) - Vendetta... sardaVendetta... sardaVendetta... sarda is a 1951 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari.-Cast:* Walter Chiari - Gualtiero Porcheddu* Carlo Croccolo - Pinuccio* Riccardo Billi* Mario Riva* Carlo Campanini* Franca Marzi* Giovanna Pala...
, directed by Mario MattòliMario MattoliMario Mattoli was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966....
(1951) - Il padrone del vaporeIl padrone del vaporeIl padrone del vapore is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Riccardo Billi.-Plot:A rich American arrives in a little village in the mountains because he wants to advertise a drink he produces. In the village there are also two men from Rome who are at logger-heads...
, directed by Mario MattòliMario MattoliMario Mattoli was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966....
(1951) - O.K. Nerone, directed by Mario SoldatiMario SoldatiMario Soldati was an Italian writer and film director.-Biography:Soldati studied Humanities in his native city, Turin, and History of Art in Rome. He started publishing novels in 1929 although his fame came with America primo amore, published in 1935, a diary about the time he spent teaching at...
(1951) - È l'amor che mi rovinaÈ l'amor che mi rovinaÈ l'amor che mi rovina is a 1951 Italian film....
, directed by Mario SoldatiMario SoldatiMario Soldati was an Italian writer and film director.-Biography:Soldati studied Humanities in his native city, Turin, and History of Art in Rome. He started publishing novels in 1929 although his fame came with America primo amore, published in 1935, a diary about the time he spent teaching at...
(1951) - Arrivano i nostriArrivano i nostriArrivano i nostri is a 1951 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Mario Riva.-Cast:* Mario Riva* Riccardo Billi - The showman playing Carmen Miranda* Franca Marzi - Gloria Chelli — Garlandi's lover* Lisetta Nava - Lisetta Rapelli...
, directed by Mario MattòliMario MattoliMario Mattoli was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966....
(1951) - Abbiamo vinto!Abbiamo vinto!Abbiamo vinto! is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle starring Paolo Stoppa.-Cast:*Paolo Stoppa as Augusto Fabriano*Camillo Pilotto as Pasquale Nardecchi*Walter Chiari as Giorgio Silvestri*Antonella Lualdi as Elsa Nardecchi...
, directed by Robert Stemmle (1951) - Era lui... sì! sì!, directed by MetzVittorio MetzVittorio Metz was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 113 films between 1939 and 1977.He was born and died in Rome, Italy.-Selected filmography:* 002 Operazione Luna...
and MarchesiMarcello MarchesiMarcello Marchesi was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 64 films between 1939 and 1977...
(1951) - Bellissima, directed by Luchino ViscontiLuchino ViscontiLuchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo was an Italian theatre, opera and cinema director, as well as a screenwriter. He is best known for his films The Leopard and Death in Venice .-Life:...
(1951) - Oggi sposi, directed by MetzVittorio MetzVittorio Metz was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 113 films between 1939 and 1977.He was born and died in Rome, Italy.-Selected filmography:* 002 Operazione Luna...
and MarchesiMarcello MarchesiMarcello Marchesi was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 64 films between 1939 and 1977...
(1952) - Noi due soliNoi due soliNoi due soli is a 1952 Italian film directed by Marino Girolami....
, directed by Marino GirolamiMarino GirolamiMarino Girolami was an Italian film director who gained a cult following for his horror movies like Zombie Holocaust. He was the father of the Italian film maker Enzo G...
(1952) - Lo sai che i papaveri, directed by MetzVittorio MetzVittorio Metz was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 113 films between 1939 and 1977.He was born and died in Rome, Italy.-Selected filmography:* 002 Operazione Luna...
and MarchesiMarcello MarchesiMarcello Marchesi was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 64 films between 1939 and 1977...
(1952) - Era lei che lo voleva!, directed by Marino GirolamiMarino GirolamiMarino Girolami was an Italian film director who gained a cult following for his horror movies like Zombie Holocaust. He was the father of the Italian film maker Enzo G...
and Giorgio Simonelli (1953) - Cinque poveri in automobile, directed by Mario MattòliMario MattoliMario Mattoli was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966....
(1952) - Il sogno di Zorro, directed by Mario SoldatiMario SoldatiMario Soldati was an Italian writer and film director.-Biography:Soldati studied Humanities in his native city, Turin, and History of Art in Rome. He started publishing novels in 1929 although his fame came with America primo amore, published in 1935, a diary about the time he spent teaching at...
(1952) - L'ora della verità, directed by Jean DelannoyJean DelannoyJean Delannoy was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director.Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family is from Haute-Normandie in the north of France...
(1952) - Viva la rivista!, directed by Enzo Trapani (1953)
- Gli uomini, che mascalzoni!, directed by Glauco Pellegrini (1953)
- Siamo tutti Milanesi, directed by Mario Landi (1953)
- Cinema d'altri tempi, directed by StenoStenoSteno may refer to:*Steno, small community at the northwest of Salamis Island, Greece*Stenography, the process of writing in shorthand**Stenotype, a specialized chorded keyboard or typewriter used by stenographers for shorthand use...
(1954) - Questa è la vita - episode "Marsina stretta", directed by Aldo FabriziAldo FabriziAldo Fabrizi was an Italian actor and cinema and theatre director.-Actor Filmography:* Avanti, c'è posto... by Mario Bonnard...
(1954) - Gran varietà, directed by Domenico Paolella (1954)
- Un giorno in preturaUn giorno in preturaUn giorno in pretura is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Peppino De Filippo - Judge Salomone Lorusso* Silvana Pampanini - Luisa...
, directed by StenoStenoSteno may refer to:*Steno, small community at the northwest of Salamis Island, Greece*Stenography, the process of writing in shorthand**Stenotype, a specialized chorded keyboard or typewriter used by stenographers for shorthand use...
(1954) - Avanzi di galera, directed by Vittorio CottafaviVittorio CottafaviVittorio Cottafavi was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1943 and 1985...
(1954) - Accadde al commissariato, directed by Giorgio Simonelli (1954)
- Rosso and nero, directed by Domenico Paolella (1955)
- Io piaccio, directed by Giorgio BianchiGiorgio BianchiGiorgio Bianchi was an Italian film director and actor.-Selected filmography:* Two Happy Hearts * Vent'anni * Hearts at Sea * L'immorale -External links:...
(1955) - Vacanze d'amore, directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois (1955)
- NanàNana (1955 film)Nana or Nanà is a French-Italian film by Christian-Jaque starring Charles Boyer. It is an adaptation of Emile Zola's novel Nana....
, directed by Christian-JaqueChristian-JaqueChristian-Jaque was a French filmmaker. He was married to actress Martine Carol from 1954 to 1959.Christian-Jaque was born at Paris....
(1954) - Io sono un sentimentale, directed by John BerryJohn Berry (film director)John Berry was an American film director, who went into self-exile in France when his career was interrupted by the Hollywood blacklist.-Early Life:...
(1955) - Accadde al penitenziario, directed by Giorgio BianchiGiorgio BianchiGiorgio Bianchi was an Italian film director and actor.-Selected filmography:* Two Happy Hearts * Vent'anni * Hearts at Sea * L'immorale -External links:...
(1955) - Moglie and buoi, directed by Leonardo De Mitri (1956)
- Donatella, directed by Mario MonicelliMario MonicelliMario Monicelli was an Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana , three times nominated for Oscar.-Biography:...
(1956) - Mio zio Giacinto, directed by Ladislao Vajda (1956)
- The Little HutThe Little HutThe Little Hut is a 1957 British-American romantic comedy film made by MGM. It was directed by Mark Robson, produced by Mark Robson and F. Hugh Herbert, from a screenplay by F. Hugh Herbert, adapted by Nancy Mitford from the play La petite hutte by André Roussin...
, directed by Mark RobsonMark RobsonMark Robson was a Canadian-born film editor, film director and producer in Hollywood.-Career:Born in Montreal, Quebec, he moved to the United States at a young age. He studied at the University of California, Los Angeles then found work in the prop department at 20th Century Fox studios...
(1957) - Buongiorno tristezza!, directed by Otto PremingerOtto PremingerOtto Ludwig Preminger was an Austro–Hungarian-American theatre and film director.After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura and Fallen Angel...
(1958) - Festa di maggio, directed by Luis SaslavskyLuis SaslavskyLuis Saslavsky was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer, and one of the influential directors in the Cinema of Argentina of the classic era...
(1958) - Amore a priva vista, directed by Franco RossiFranco RossiFranco Rossi was an Italian film screenwriter and director, mainly known for having directed the six hour long Italian-German-British-Swiss TV mini-series Quo Vadis? in 1985....
(1958) - I zitelloni, directed by Giorgio BianchiGiorgio BianchiGiorgio Bianchi was an Italian film director and actor.-Selected filmography:* Two Happy Hearts * Vent'anni * Hearts at Sea * L'immorale -External links:...
(1958) - La ragazza di piazza San Pietro, directed by Piero Costa (1958)
- Le sorprese dell'amore, directed by Luigi ComenciniLuigi ComenciniLuigi Comencini was an Italian film director. Together with Dino Risi, Ettore Scola and Mario Monicelli, he was considered among the masters of the commedia all'italiana genre....
(1959) - L'amico del giaguaro, directed by Giuseppe BennatiGiuseppe BennatiGiuseppe Bennati was an Italian film director and writer.He directed Il microfono e' vostro , Musoduro , L'amico del giaguaro , Labbra Rosse , Congo vivo and L'assassino ha riservato nove poltrone , his last movie...
(1958) - Parque de Madrid, directed by Enrique Cahen SalaberryEnrique Cahen SalaberryEnrique Cahen Salaberry was a prolific Argentine film director whose career in the Cinema of Argentina as a movie director spanned five decades....
(1959) - Un mandarino per TeoUn mandarino per TeoUn mandarino per Teo is a 1960 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari.-Cast:* Walter Chiari - Teo Tosci* Sandra Mondaini - Rosanella Ferrante* Ave Ninchi - Zia Gaspara* Riccardo Billi - Ignazio Fumoni...
, directed by Mario MattòliMario MattoliMario Mattoli was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966....
(1960) - Femmine di lusso, directed by Giorgio BianchiGiorgio BianchiGiorgio Bianchi was an Italian film director and actor.-Selected filmography:* Two Happy Hearts * Vent'anni * Hearts at Sea * L'immorale -External links:...
(1960) - Un dollaro di fifa, directed by Giorgio Simonelli (1960)
- I baccanali di Tiberio, directed by Giorgio Simonelli (1960)
- Vacanze in ArgentinaVacanze in ArgentinaVacanze in Argentina is a 1960 Argentine film....
, directed by Guido Leoni (1960) - Walter and i suoi cugini, directed by Marino GirolamiMarino GirolamiMarino Girolami was an Italian film director who gained a cult following for his horror movies like Zombie Holocaust. He was the father of the Italian film maker Enzo G...
(1961) - La ragazza sotto il lenzuolo, directed by Marino GirolamiMarino GirolamiMarino Girolami was an Italian film director who gained a cult following for his horror movies like Zombie Holocaust. He was the father of the Italian film maker Enzo G...
(1961) - Mariti a congresso, directed by Luigi Filippo D'AmicoLuigi Filippo D'AmicoLuigi Filippo D'Amico was an Italian film director and screenwriter. His 1974 film Il domestico was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival....
(1961) - I magnifici tre, directed by Giorgio Simonelli (1961)
- Lui, lei and il nonno, directed by Anton Giulio MajanoAnton Giulio MajanoAnton Giulio Majano was an Italian screenwriter and film director. His career spanned from 1937 to 1986.-Selected filmography:* Un giorno nella vita * The Eternal Chain * Atom Age Vampire...
(1961) - Ferragosto in bikini, directed by Marino GirolamiMarino GirolamiMarino Girolami was an Italian film director who gained a cult following for his horror movies like Zombie Holocaust. He was the father of the Italian film maker Enzo G...
(1961) - Bellezze sulla spiaggia, directed by Romolo Girolami (1961)
- La moglie di mio marito, directed by Tony RomanTony RomanAnthony Roman was a politician in Ontario, Canada. Roman served as the Mayor of the Town of Markham, Ontario from 1970 to 1984, Chair of the Regional Municipality of York in 1984, and independent Member of Parliament for the riding of York North from 1984 to 1988.Roman won the 1984 election in...
(1961) - Il giorno più cortoIl giorno più cortoIl giorno più corto is a 1962 Italian Comedy film. It is a parody of the war movie The Longest Day and stars the popular duo Ciccio Ingrassia and Franco Franchi in the leading roles...
, directed by Sergio CorbucciSergio CorbucciSergio Corbucci was an Italian film director. He is best known for his very violent yet intelligent spaghetti westerns...
(1962) - L'attico, directed by Gianni PucciniGianni PucciniGianni Puccini was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 32 films between 1940 and 1967...
(1962) - Copacabana PalaceCopacabana PalaceThe Copacabana Palace Hotel is the most famous and luxurious hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It's considered South America's premier hotel, having received the rich and famous for the past 80 years. It faces the Copacabana Beach. It consists of an 8-storey main building and a 14-story annex. The...
, directed by StenoStenoSteno may refer to:*Steno, small community at the northwest of Salamis Island, Greece*Stenography, the process of writing in shorthand**Stenotype, a specialized chorded keyboard or typewriter used by stenographers for shorthand use...
(1963) - Due contro tutti, directed by Alberto De MartinoAlberto De MartinoAlberto De Martino is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 28 films between 1962 and 1985. He also wrote for 23 films between 1959 and 1985.He was born in Rome, Italy.-Selected filmography:...
and Antonio Momplet (1962) - Gli Italiani and le donne, directed by Marino GirolamiMarino GirolamiMarino Girolami was an Italian film director who gained a cult following for his horror movies like Zombie Holocaust. He was the father of the Italian film maker Enzo G...
(1962) - Gli onorevoli, directed by Sergio CorbucciSergio CorbucciSergio Corbucci was an Italian film director. He is best known for his very violent yet intelligent spaghetti westerns...
(1963) - Il giovedì, directed by Dino Risi (1963)
- La donna degli altri è sempre più bella, directed by Marino GirolamiMarino GirolamiMarino Girolami was an Italian film director who gained a cult following for his horror movies like Zombie Holocaust. He was the father of the Italian film maker Enzo G...
(1963) - La rimpatriata, directed by Damiano Damiani (1963)
- Obiettivo ragazzeObiettivo ragazzeObiettivo ragazze is a 1963 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Franco Franchi.-Cast:* Franco Franchi* Ciccio Ingrassia - Franco* Alighiero Noschese* Walter Chiari - Alberto* Vittorio Congia* Diletta D'Andrea* Renzo Palmer...
, directed by Mario MattòliMario MattoliMario Mattoli was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966....
(1963) - Gli imbroglioni, directed by Lucio FulciLucio FulciLucio Fulci was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is perhaps best known for his directorial work on gore films, including Zombie and The Beyond , although he made films in genres as diverse as giallo, western, and comedy...
(1963) - Follie d'estate, directed by Carlo Infascelli and Edoardo Anton (1963)
- Le tardone, directed by Marino GirolamiMarino GirolamiMarino Girolami was an Italian film director who gained a cult following for his horror movies like Zombie Holocaust. He was the father of the Italian film maker Enzo G...
and Javier Setó (1964) - I motorizzati, directed by Camillo MastrocinqueCamillo MastrocinqueCamillo Mastrocinque was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 63 films between 1937 and 1968.-Selected filmography:* Lost in the Dark * Gli Inesorabili...
(1964) - I maniaci, directed by Lucio FulciLucio FulciLucio Fulci was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is perhaps best known for his directorial work on gore films, including Zombie and The Beyond , although he made films in genres as diverse as giallo, western, and comedy...
(1964) - Se permettete, parliamo di donne, directed by Ettore Scola (1964)
- I gemelli del Texas, directed by StenoStenoSteno may refer to:*Steno, small community at the northwest of Salamis Island, Greece*Stenography, the process of writing in shorthand**Stenotype, a specialized chorded keyboard or typewriter used by stenographers for shorthand use...
(1964) - Le motorizzate, directed by Marino GirolamiMarino GirolamiMarino Girolami was an Italian film director who gained a cult following for his horror movies like Zombie Holocaust. He was the father of the Italian film maker Enzo G...
(1964) - ThrillingThrillingThrilling is a 1965 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Lizzani and Gian Luigi Polidoro.-Cast:*Giampiero Albertini ... Il "Rosso" *Luigi Battaglia ... Franco...
- episode "Sadik", directed by Gian Luigi PolidoroGian Luigi PolidoroGian Luigi Polidoro was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 15 films between 1958 and 1998...
(1965) - Amore all'italianaAmore all'italianaAmore all'italiana is a 1965 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. The film stars Walter Chiari.-Cast:*Walter Chiari*Raimondo Vianello*Paolo Panelli*Paolo Carlini*Vivi Bach*Luigi De Filippo*Alicia Brandet...
, directed by StenoStenoSteno may refer to:*Steno, small community at the northwest of Salamis Island, Greece*Stenography, the process of writing in shorthand**Stenotype, a specialized chorded keyboard or typewriter used by stenographers for shorthand use...
(1966) - Här kommer bärsärkarnaHär kommer bärsärkarnaHär kommer bärsärkarna is a 1965 Swedish adventure film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt.-Cast:* Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt - Glum* Dirch Passer - Garm* Åke Söderblom - Hjorvard* Nils Hallberg - Cassius...
, directed by Arne MattssonArne MattssonArne Mattsson was a Swedish film director, born in Uppsala.His early movies were mostly comedies. His biggest success was Hon dansade en sommar , which earned him the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival and a nomination for the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1952...
(1965) - Colpo grosso ma non troppo, directed by Gérard OuryGérard OuryGérard Oury was a French film director, actor and writer. His real name was Max-Gérard Houry Tannenbaum.- A commercially successful French filmmaker :...
(1965) - Gli eroi del West, directed by StenoStenoSteno may refer to:*Steno, small community at the northwest of Salamis Island, Greece*Stenography, the process of writing in shorthand**Stenotype, a specialized chorded keyboard or typewriter used by stenographers for shorthand use...
(1965) - Made in ItalyMade in ItalyMade in Italy is a 1965 Italian comedy film directed by Nanni Loy.-Cast:*Renzo Marignano ... The Snob *Claudio Gora ... Bored Diner's Husband...
, directed by Nanni LoyNanni LoyNanni Loy was an Italian film, theatre and TV director.Loy was born in Cagliari, Sardinia...
(1965) - FalstaffChimes at MidnightChimes at Midnight, also known as Falstaff and Campanadas a medianoche , is a 1965 film directed by and starring Orson Welles. Focused on William Shakespeare's recurring character Sir John Falstaff, the film stars Welles himself as Falstaff, Keith Baxter plays Prince Hal , and John Gielgud plays...
, directed by Orson WellesOrson WellesGeorge Orson Welles , best known as Orson Welles, was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio...
(1965) - Ischia operazione amore, directed by Vittorio Sala (1966)
- Io, io, io... and gli altri, directed by Alessandro BlasettiAlessandro BlasettiAlessandro Blasetti was an Italian film director who influenced Italian neorealism with the film Quattro passi fra le nuvole...
(1966) - They're a Weird MobThey're a Weird MobThey're a Weird Mob is a 1966 film based on the novel of the same name by John O'Grady under the pen name "Nino Culotta", the name of the main character of the book. It was one of the last collaborations of the British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger...
(aka Sono strana gente), directed by Michael PowellMichael Powell (director)Michael Latham Powell was a renowned English film director, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger...
(1966) - La più bella coppia del mondo, directed by Camillo MastrocinqueCamillo MastrocinqueCamillo Mastrocinque was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 63 films between 1937 and 1968.-Selected filmography:* Lost in the Dark * Gli Inesorabili...
(1968) - Capriccio all'italiana - episode "La gelosia", directed by Mauro BologniniMauro BologniniMauro Bolognini was an Italian film director of literate sensibility, known for masterful handling of period subject matter.-Biography:Mauro Bolognini was born in Pistoia, Tuscany....
(1968) - Quei temerari sulle loro pazze, scatenate, scalcinate carriole, directed by Ken AnnakinKen AnnakinKenneth Cooper Annakin, OBE was an English film director.- Biography :Annakin grew up in Beverley, Yorkshire where he attended the local school. He began his career in feature films following an early experience making documentaries. His first filmwork was in 1947 with the Rank Organisation...
(1969) - Squeeze a FlowerSqueeze a FlowerSqueeze a Flower is 1970 Australian comedy film directed by Marc Daniels.-Plot:Brother George is the only monk at the Italian Monastery who knows the secret recipe of the popular liqueur that is the sole source of income for the monastery...
, directed by Marc DanielsMarc DanielsMarc Daniels , born Danny Marcus, was an American television director.-Life and Career:After serving in World War II, Daniels was hired by CBS to direct its first dramatic anthology program, Ford Theater. He mastered live television directing, and was hired to direct the first 38 episodes of I...
(1970) - The Valachi Papers, Italian title: Joe Valachi - I segreti di Cosa Nostra, directed by Terence Young (1972)
- Amore mio, non farmi male, directed by Vittorio Sindoni (1974)
- Due prostitute a Pigalle, directed by László SzabóLászló SzabóLászló Szabó may refer to:* László Szabó Hungarian sprint canoer* László Szabó , Hungarian chess grandmaster* László Szabó , Hungarian fencing master* László Szabó...
(1975) - Son tornate a fiorire le rose, directed by Vittorio Sindoni (1975)
- La banca di Monate, directed by Francesco Massaro (1975)
- Per amore di Cesarina, directed by Vittorio Sindoni (1976)
- Passi furtivi in una notte boia, directed by Vincenzo Rigo (1976)
- Come ti rapisco il pupo, directed by Lucio De Caro (1976)
- Ride bene... chi ride ultimo - episode "Prete per forza", directed by Walter Chiari (1977)
- La bidonataLa BidonataLa Bidonata, also known as The Rip-off, is a once lost 1977 Italian comedy/crime film. This was the final film directed by giallo specialist Luciano Ercoli.-Production:...
, directed by Luciano Ercoli (1977) - Tanto va la gatta al lardo..., directed by Marco Aleandri (1978)
- Ridendo and scherzando, directed by Marco Aleandri (1978)
- Belli and brutti ridono tutti, directed by Domenico Paolella (1979)
- Tre sotto il lenzuolo - episode "No, non è per gelosia", directed by Paolo Dominici (1979)
- Romanzo, directed by Massimo MazzuccoMassimo MazzuccoMassimo Mazzucco is an Italian filmmaker who is known for producing documentary films such as The New American Century and Cancer -The Forbidden Cures...
(1986) - Kafka la colonia penale, directed by Giuliano Betti (1988)
- Tracce di vita amorosa, directed by Peter Del MontePeter Del MontePeter Del Monte is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 15 films since 1969. His 1982 film Invitation au voyage won the prize for the Best Artistic Contribution at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:...
(1990)